ART I. Which is in order to Chriflian Eaptifm, PART ibid. ibid. The Conditions required of fuch as are to be baptized, 108 Of Prayer and Thanksgiving being the Means and Conditions of obtaining the Graces and Blefing of God, DIALOGUE XIX. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper explained, DIALOGUE XX. 207 220 The Delufion, the Danger, and the Mischief, of being Chriftians without Chriflianity, Select Scriptures and Prayers, A Supplication on behalf of the Heathen World, A Miffionary's Prayer, 234 254 255 257 A Prayer proper for fuch as defire to be inftructed in the Christian Religion, Private and Family Prayers, &c, A feafonable Infruction, 258 263 ibid. The Duty and Benefit of Morning Prayer for any Perfon in private, Morning Prayer, 265 267 Some bort Meditations for fuch as are well-difpofed, and bave Time to fpare, 270 The Duty and Benefit of Evening Prayer for a Perfon in private, 272 ibid. Short Meditations for fuch as have Time, and are well Proper Meditations for fuch as have Time, and are de Evening Prayer for a Family, 280 282 283 Select Scriptures, and Meditations upon them; which may A foort Prayer at your coming into Church, A plain and useful Inftruction for Sunday Evening, A fhort Admonition to all, and especially to Mafters Grace before our Meals, and Grace after our Meals, The Lord Bishop of London's Letter to his Clergy, recommending that Branch of the Defigns of the Society for promoting Chriftian Knowlege, which relates to difperfing among the Poor plain Tracts on Religious Subjects. HE Subfcribing and Correfponding Members of the Society, in Great Britain, and Foreign Parts, are about 500; to which were added, in the Year 1740, Twenty-two Subfcribing, and Twenty-four Correfponding Members; an Increase, which has been in good meafure owing to the Lord. Bishop of London's Recommendation of their Defigns, in the following Letter to his Clergy: GOOD BROTHER, T • Whiteball, April 3. 1740.* HE Decay of Piety and Religion, and the Increase of Sin and Vice, are fo vilible in our Days, notwithstanding the • Endeavours of the Parochial Clergy to prevent them; that no additional Expedients ⚫ought to be omitted, which may help, in any measure, to preferve among our • People People a Senfe of Duty, and a Spirit of "Devotion. ONE of thefe Expedients is, the putting into their Hands, as Occafion fhall be found, fome fort and plain Trails upon Religious Subjects; fuch as being short, they are like to read, or may eafily procure to ⚫ be read to them; and being alfo plain, they cannot fail of understanding; and moreover, being always at hand, and read over often, they will naturally make a deeper, Impreffion upon their Minds, than Inftructions and Admonitions, either from the Pulpit, or by Word of Mouth.: It was with this View, that feveral Bifhops, Clergymen; and other ferious Perfons among the Laity, did long fince form themselves into a Society, for printing and difperfing fuch practical Tracts, in great Numbers. And for the difperfing them more effectually, they have from time to time admitted, and continue to admit, feveral Perfons in all Parts of the Kingdom, whom they call CORRESPONDING MEMBERS; and who are intitled to have a Supply of them, to be difpofed of among fuch of the neighbouring Clergy or Laity, as defire them; the Bound Books, mentioned in the Society's Catalogue, at the prime Coft in Quires, the Society being at the Charge of Binding; and the Stitch'd Books, [ ] Books, at one Half of the Price there fet down, as the prime Coft of each; the other Half of the Charge being born by the stand⚫ing Subfcriptions of the Members of the Society, and by other occafional Benefactions. And the Privilege of fending for and receiving thofe Books and fmall Tracts, on the Terms before-mention'd, is common to all the CORRESPONDING MEMBERS, as fuch, whether they be SUBSCRIBERS, or not; on account of the Trouble they are content to ← take, in answering the great Ends of the Society, by conveying the Tracts into many Hands, and on the fame eafy Terms; without any Advantage to themselves, befides, the Pleasure of doing Good. THIS Society has fubfifted many Years,. • under the Name of the Society for promoting • Chriftian Knowlege. And as, by their Endeavours in that Way, great Good has been › already done to Religion, fo much more would probably be done, if the Defign, and their Methods of carrying it on, were more generally understood and attended to. And because fome of the Clergy may not know, that there is fuch a Society, and many others may be unacquainted with the true End and Manner of it; I defire that thofe in your Neighbourhood may have this Account of it communicated to them, as you have Opportunity, At the fame time it is left |
